TY - JOUR T1 - Do physically active and not physically active adult subjects with bronchiectasis have different clinical and functional characteristics? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 42 IS - Suppl 57 SP - P3699 AU - Rodrigo Athanazio AU - Samia Zahi Rached AU - Anderson Alves de Camargo AU - Tatiane Soares Amaral AU - Fernanda de Cordoba Lanza AU - Luciana Malosa Sampaio AU - Alberto Cukier AU - Regina Carvalho-Pinto AU - Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho AU - Rafael Stelmach AU - Simone Dal Corso Y1 - 2013/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P3699.abstract N2 - Introduction: There is growing interest in assessing physical activity in daily life (PADL) in chronic lung diseases. However, PADL has never been studied in adult subjects with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (nCF-BCt).Aim: To compare the functional and clinical characteristics between physically active (PA, ≥ 7,500 steps/day) and not physically active (nPA, < 7,500 steps/day) subjects with nCF-BCt.Methods: Eighty subjects (50 women) were evaluated. PADL was assessed according to number of steps taken, calculated over three consecutive days (Yamax, PW-610 model, Tokyo, Japan). The subjects underwent spirometry, an incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), bioelectrical impedance (fat-free mass index, FFMi), and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Dyspnea was determined using the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).Results are shown in Table 1.View this table:Table 1: Comparison between the PA and nPA characteristicsConclusion: nPA subjects with nCF-BCt have higher dyspnea levels and worse pulmonary function, functional capacity, and HRQoL than PA subjects do. ER -